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Zoe Saldana

Zoe Saldana

Birthday: 1978-06-19 | Place of Birth: Passaic, New Jersey, USA

Zoë Yadira Saldana was born June 19, 1978 in Passaic NJ to a Puerto Rican mother and Dominican father. Her family relocated to the Dominican Republic when she was ten years old. There she practiced ballet at one of the most prestigious dance schools in the country. Saldana returned to New York at age 17, where she began involving herself in theatre groups such as Faces and the New York Youth Theatre. Her ballet training helped land her first on-screen part as Eva in the dance film, Center Stage (2000). The actress’ career continued to flourish with roles in Pirates of The Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) with Johnny Depp, The Terminal (2004) starring Tom Hanks, and Guess Who (2005) opposite Ashton Kutcher. Saldana continues to act and model with editorial features in Elle, Vanity Fair, V, GQ Italia, and Nylon. Saldana is most known for portraying Gamora in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She has portrayed the character in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
The Adam Project

as    Laura

2022
Avatar: The Way of Water

as    Neytiri

2021
Maya and the Three

as    Princess Maya (voice)

2021
Vivo

as    Rosa (voice)

2019
Missing Link

as    Adelina Fortnight (voice)

2019
This Changes Everything

as    Self

2018
I Kill Giants

as    Mrs. Mollé

2017
My Little Pony: The Movie

as    Captain Celaeno (voice)

2017
2017
2016
Live by Night

as    Graciella Suarez

2016
For the Love of Spock

as    Herself

2016
Star Trek Beyond

as    Lieutenant Nyota Uhura

2016
Infinitely Polar Bear

as    Maggie

2016
Nina

as    Nina Simone

2014
Guardians of the Galaxy

as    Gamora

2014
The Book of Life

as    Maria (voice)

2014
Rosemary's Baby

as    Rosemary Woodhouse

2014
Rosemary's Baby

as    Rosemary Woodhouse

2014
Blood Ties

as    Vanessa

2013
Out of the Furnace

as    Lena Taylor

2013
Star Trek Into Darkness

as    Leuitenant Nyota Uhura

2012
The Words

as    Dora Jansen

2011
Colombiana

as    Cataleya Restrepo